תִּמְנַת חֶרֶס
Timnath Chereç · tim-nath kheh'-res
Timnath-Cheres, a place in Palestine
Lexicon
Derivation: or תִּמְנַת סֶרַח; from H8553 (תִּמְנָה) and H2775 (חֶרֶס); portion of (the) sun;
Timnath-Cheres, a place in Palestine
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Timnath-heres, Timnath-serah.
Letters
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- סSamekh60
Picture: a prop or pillar
- Concrete
- pillar · prop · thorn
- Extended
- to support · to uphold · to turn around · to be trusted
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the mark, the covenant sign › water, chaos, the mighty deep › the seed, life continuing › the mark, the covenant sign › to separate and protect › the head, the highest › to support and uphold
The mark, the covenant sign of water, chaos, the mighty deep of the seed, life continuing of the mark, the covenant sign that works to separate and protect of the head, the highest that works to support and uphold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of תִּמְנַת חֶרֶס above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
6 occurrences · 6 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- even timnathserah1 · 33%
- in timnathserah1 · 33%
- in timnathheres1 · 33%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.